Santa Rosa 2006 is made with 70% Cabernet, 15% Merlot and 15% Shiraz. The grapes are selected from vineyards on the farm the Chaconero in Villena. Aged for 17 months in new barrels of French Allier oak.
Tasting notes, Ruby red colour. On nose, scents of ripe fruit, spices and minerals. On palate, balanced, powerful and elegant. The after taste is long and harmonious bringing back the smoked and toasted aromas.
What the critics say...
Robert Parker: 92 points(01/06/2011)
The 2006 Santa Rosa Reserva is a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Syrah, and 15% Merlot aged for 18 months in French and American oak. It offers up an already complex nose of cigar box, incense, black cherry, espresso, and earth notes.
Proensa Guide: 94 points
Peñin Guide: 93 points(01/01/2012)
Bright cherry red colour. On nose, sweet spices, creamy oak, ripe fruit. On palate, tasty, fruity, toasty, ripe tannins.
Pairing: Beef, Game Animals, Grilled Red Meats, Roasts, Stews.
This winery was born thanks to the passion for wine. And this passion has never stopped growing. The project was forged at the end of the 70's, when Enrique Mendoza became extremly interested in world of wine and decided to continue the tradition in 'La Marina Baixa' of making wine for family... consumption. Today, the first plants have transformed into two wineries, one for the ageing and bottling of the wine in Alfaz del Pi, from which the wines are positioned in the national and international markets, and a second one in Villena ('Finca El Chaconero'), close to the 'Virgen de las Virtudes' sanctuary.
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